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Core i5-6500 vs i3-1220P


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the i3-1220P is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.4 k points while the i3-1220P gets 404.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-1220P is 2.3 times faster than the i5-6500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
906a4
Core
Skylake-S
Alder Lake-P
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
1.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
4/4
10/12
TDP
65 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32/8x64+2x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x1280/2x2048 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
12288 kB
Date
September 2015
March 2022
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
81.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k points
404.74k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-6500
i3-1220P
Test#1 (Integers)
22.89k
37.43k (x1.64)
Test#2 (FP)
19.87k
19.6k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.58k
12.99k (x2.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.36k
11.9k (x1.87)
TOTAL
53.7k
81.92k (x1.53)

Multithread

i5-6500

i3-1220P
Test#1 (Integers)
84.36k
178.85k (x2.12)
Test#2 (FP)
72.91k
153.82k (x2.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.08k
69.38k (x4.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.1k
2.69k (x0.44)
TOTAL
179.44k
404.74k (x2.26)

Performance/W
i5-6500
i3-1220P
Test#1 (Integers)
1298 points/W
6387 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1122 points/W
5494 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
247 points/W
2478 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
2761 points/W
14455 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
i3-1220P
Test#1 (Integers)
6359 points/GHz
8506 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5521 points/GHz
4455 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1271 points/GHz
2953 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1766 points/GHz
2704 points/GHz
TOTAL
14917 points/GHz
18618 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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